Auxiliary shelf for bathroom cabinets



Feb. 23, 1937. R. H. PROCTER AUXILIARY SHELF FOR BATHROOM CABINETS Filed June 10, 1936 filo/MR0 H PROCTER Patented Feb. 23, 19 37 Richard H.-Procter, TcaneclnN. J. Application Junelo, 1936,,Serial No. 84,576

a 1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bathroom cabinets generally, although. more particularly to an auxiliary shelf 7 adapted for ready attachment to any one of the shelves thereof.

It is a well known fact that bathroom cabinets;

as a general rule, lack sumcient shelf space, for the accommodation of the various toilet articles usually placed therein.

v The principal object of my invention is to provide an auxiliary shelf which may be readily at-' tached to any cabinet shelf without the aid of screws or other fastening means.

Another object of theinvention lies in the provision of any auxiliary shelf which is formed from a single blank of sheet metal, is therefore simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, and durable in use. l

With-these and other objects in view which 20 will more fully appear, the nature of theinven- 'tion will be more clearly. understood by following the description, the appended claim, and the several views illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing; v

- Figure 1 is a partial perspective view of a bath: room cabinet showing the application of my invention.

Figure 2 is a 30 through. v

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the auxiliar shelf, and

vertical cross section "there- Figure 4 is a perspective view of a slightly modifled form of auxiliary shelf. v 85 Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the, several fi ures of the drawing. j

Referring to the drawing, A'designates a bath room cabinet having a rear wall and"a plurality 4 of main shelves 5. These shelves are preferably formed of glass and are removably supported on pins 5 mounted on the side walls of the cabinet. My auxiliary shelf B is preferablyformed from' a blank of rigid material such as sheet metal, and 45 is bent to form a shelf portion 6 having spaced hangers I, 1 extending upwardly from the rear edge in a vertical plane-at right angles-to the load on the auxiliary shelf will be resisted by the equi'pmentand the auxiliary shelf extending at shelf portion. In Figures ,1, 2 and .3, the hangers l, 'l are integrally connected by an intermediate portion 8, whereas in Figurei the hangers 9, 5 of the auxiliary shelf'C are-separated by an mtermediate space 10. The upper ends of the 5 hangers terminate in forwardly extending supporting arms II, II which overlie the shelf per.-

tion.

When applying my auxiliary shelf to a main shelf of the cabinet, the main shelf is pulled forwardly a. trifle and the hangers are then inserted between the rear edge of the main-shelf and the rear wall of the cabinet, The niain shelf is then returned to its normal position whereby the si1p. porting arms IF, l I of the auxiliary shelf will rest upon ,and be supported by the main shelf. Itwill be noted that the hanger. arms lie flush against the rear wall of the cabinet whereby the rear wall andthe shelf proper will be retained in a horizontal plane.

The length of the auxiliary shelf isconsiderably less than that of the main shelf arid-consequently the auxiliary shelf may be centered with respect to the main shelf or adjusted towards either end thereof. v v It -is of courseto be understood that the de; tails of structure and arrangement of parts may be variously changed and modified without de parting from the spirit and scope (if my inven-g so tion. I

I. claim:

"An auxiliary shelf for cabinets consisting of a single. blank of sheet metal shaped touform. a

hangeri'arm, a fcn'wardly extending auxiliary shelf and forwardly extending supporting flange equipment for overlying a main shelf of a cabi-- net, the auxiliary shelf, the supporting flange equipment thehanger arm-being arranged in three ,plan'es only with the'supporting flange.

.right angles to the hanger'arm and-the auxiliary shelf extending rearwardly to the hanger arm whereby supporting space is provided through-.1. out theentire area of the auxiliary shelf from the front edge thereof to the hanger arm.

RICHARD 

